Calgary, January 30, 2009 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, will attend two Lunar New Year celebrations in Calgary. The first is a 40th Annual Chinese New Year Banquet with the Sien Lok Society of Calgary. The second is a Calgary Hitmen Hockey Lunar New Year game and celebration, where Minister Kenney will address the crowd during the second intermission of the hockey game.
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009
Times and locations:
6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
40th Annual Chinese New Year Banquet
Regency Palace Seafood Restaurant
Third floor, 328 Centre Street SE
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen Hockey Lunar New Year game and celebration
Pengrowth Saddledome
555 Saddledome Rise SE
For more information (media only):
Alykhan Velshi
Minister’s Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Alykhan.Velshi@cic.gc.ca
Media relations
Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
(613) 952-1650
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca
